We’ve been BBQing, boozing, embracing the lazy days when we can afford them and all without having to live in regret or fear of regression. Progress comes with balancing your guilty pleasures all while learning new ways to incorporate pleasure in what you may find laborious or demanding. The best tip one can share…
Tag: Nutrition
Color Me Rad 2k16 in Montreal*
For quite some time, I have been watching massive amounts of people join into the fun of turning race and/or marathons into a fun, colorful, party-style cardio event for the whole family to enjoy. For the past few years, the rising popularity of health management have left us no other choice but to take action before…
My Health: Meal Prep
I have already created a post on Meal Prepping entitled “Meal Prep like a Boss’“ where you can find useful tips on how to be organized by planning ahead of time, while making more than just adequate food choices and how to turn this into a habit. This brings me to my main point. …
Orange and Beet Salad
Something I am loving right now is obviously the weather but even better is the different food that we have access to this time of year. Produce taste that much sweeter and richer. Beets and oranges are food that we commonly have an exuberant supply of during the winter season. This month, right in between…
Brown Rice Mushroom Risotto
Many of our most favorite comfort dishes involve rice. Internationally, rice is served as both a main and side dish. The Caribbean’s infamous rice and beans, the Mediterranean’s Paella, and of course, Italy’s Risotto. I have made a fairly simple risotto using the ingredients you likely already have in your pantry and vegetable crisper. Making…
Coconut Carrot Purée
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 clove garlic – smashed 1 pound of carrots – peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch thick round 1 Sweet Potato 1 Tsp Curry 1 Tbsp Ginger or 1/2 Inch grated Fresh Ginger 1/2 yellow onion, coarsely chopped 1 bay leaf 1 can coconut milk Salt to taste Freshly cracked black pepper Method:…
Baked Spinach Broccoli Bites
Sometimes clean eating can become exhaustingly plain if one gets themselves used to a routine menu. This recipe is excellent for snacking or for tweaking your usual vegetarian recipes. Perhaps you need to be sneaking vegetables to your kids or you maybe searching for some Saint-Patty’s pep. Regardless this is an awesome idea for appetizers at your next…
Tomato Pie with Cauliflower Crust
It is summertime and tomatoes are growing perfectly red and juicy. It is such a sweet and refreshing garden fruit that holds many essential nutrients. According to recent studies by Borguini RG and Torres EAFDS in Tomatoes and Tomato Products as Dietary Sources of Antioxidants , when it comes to antioxidants, tomatoes offer an excellent amount of…
Getting out of a Fitness Funk
It is inevitable that one week, you feel like superman or wonderwoman while the next you want to live like your life is an all inclusive vacation. It is only natural that our hormones, our schedules, our personal lives or really anything can come in the way of a workout routine. It is our responsibility…
Cauliflower Crust
Cauliflower Crust for Pizza and PIE! I have tried this recipe for a few years now and I must say, wing it. This is not a standard recipe that will be a success the first time you try it. Maybe you may think it tastes to eggy, or veggie or maybe it is lacking in…
Mindful & Fresh 